Etude No.1, Op.60 by Carcassi and Lesson for Classical Guitar

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

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[@writereducator]

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[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks so much! I hope he meant classical guitar, not sure how popular I am with the high school electric crowd!

[@writereducator]

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[@Falaxuper]

@@Thisisclassicalguitar I can safely wager that even if the student had picked up the electric, he's switched to classical by now, after watching your vids ;)

[@HerbErickson]

Another great video and lesson. I had wanted to get this book since you mentioned you were working on it late last year. Now I have it, thanks. Looking forward to future lessons here. I have learned so much since using your site; I am a Patreon supporter. I really like the pacing and straightforward playing on this one. Some other performers have put rit. in the scales which seems awkward to my ears. A lot of good tips on playing. Anyhow, really liked it!

[@joshfeatherstone8546]

Very clean. Thanks for the lesson. I have one of your books. Easy to understand. Keep up the good content.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

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[@moonasha]

been practicing this for 2 or 3 days now, it definitely exposed some weaknesses I had (I think mostly accuracy with some movements), and I can already feel them becoming stronger. I personally find it way too boring to just sit there playing scales and arps like I should be, so this was good. Definitely gotta play it slower than the demonstration though 😂

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Take your time with it. Although these are call progressive etudes I'd say the first one is much hard than many, at least to play clean.

[@moonasha]

just in time, reaching the end of sor's opus 60, looking forward to going through these ones next. I really like the tone of Carcassi's compositions

[@TheGeniuschrist]

You're killing it homie

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks so much! Sometimes I wonder if I should play it slower for students but I kind of like challenging myself as well!

[@TheGeniuschrist]

@@Thisisclassicalguitar you gotta play it where it's right

[@QueensWino]

Very helpful, thanks! I am but new at sight reading but this is another one of the pieces I am working through slowly via notation, shedding my longtime reliance on tablature. So far it's going well. I played this through a few times so I'm pretty well prepared for the next step which is to work through it slowly with a metronome. It feels great to finally be sight reading, even if it's at a beginner level. Cheers!

[@leswinger]

oh my! My bass notes were ringing for ever since the time i learned this years ago. I now get how this should be played. Got to unlearn! thanks

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Glad I could help!

[@ramonleonegea]

Hello Bradford, I recorded this study today and on the scales in the first position, I muted the sound of the open strings, with the side of my fingers, tilting your finger a little. I listened to your sound and I understood how to play it. You could do the method Op.59 also, it has interesting pieces.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Yes, I've used many of Op.59 works in my various books.

[@JapbikesRule-rb2wk]

Best discussion of this study I have found. Studying alone, so you helped confirm some of my assumptions, and corrected even more. Thank you maestro and subscribed.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Glad it was helpful! Was there anything specifically you were investigating?

[@JapbikesRule-rb2wk]

@@Thisisclassicalguitar Greetings from Australia. I was looking for commentary on rest vs free stroke. Your lesson covers many questions that a student would raise. Super helpful and I returned to the study with renewed enthusiasm. Thanks again. Tony

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

@@JapbikesRule-rb2wk In general I use free stroke throughout these works. If you watch the videos you'll see that sometimes I might recommend some rest stroke during practice but then free stroke for performance. That said, of all the studies in the book the opening of this one would be well suited to rest stroke.

[@JapbikesRule-rb2wk]

@@Thisisclassicalguitar Thank you. I had been approaching this study using rest stroke. Your lesson challenged me to apply free stroke (not my first impulse !) with very beneficial results. I have been able to improve my free stroke technique as a result, which has then provided improvement in my playing of other studies. I'm working on 14 at the moment, which also includes scale playing.

[@elijahharms935]

Great lesson, thank you!! I never thought about those methods of muting unwanted string noise.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

There will be so many lessons and tips connected to these etudes. It's going to be quite the journey. Took forever to create the score though, 142 pages!

[@fuffy442]

Gorgeous! So nicely done. 🙂

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thank you! 😊

[@deltafour1212]

Do you have a playlist link that follows your free method book, page by page?

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Find all the videos under the book info (better order and extra non-youtube tips) at: www.thisisclassicalguitar.com/free-classical-guitar-method-book-pdf/

[@deltafour1212]

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[@ridgewayclassicalguitar]

Way to Go Werner or Bossing it Bradford... Love the tempo.. certainly woke me up this morning . sets the gold standard and provides inspiration/Target for the new year ahead Bravo.. love the lesson to 👏👏👏

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mer1red]

Regarding the issue at 21-22: one can play the second figure (of the G7) also with string crossing at the 5th position with F on the second string and open E on the first. It just requires a little more practice because the order of the strings is reversed.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Yes, that is true, but I guess I've never really liked the cross-string sound for either one but have accepted the first one. I used to play both with slurs which was pretty consistent as well.

[@Shravan_Vasishth]

Hi Bradford, I am starting grade 4 level soon. Is this too challenging for that level? Should I wait another year or two or so before attempting this? I feel I might be able to play it slowly at least.

[@DanBanan69]

I'm not Bradford, but I went after this technically "too soon", and I learned a lot in the process. I'd say if you want to try it, go ahead and try it. Worst thing that can happen is that you'll be unable to increase the tempo and play it the way you envision it.

[@tobiasnilsson8934]

Thanks a lot!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@opetelkaaluemaan]

my edition doesn't have a staccato marking (c.ricordi & co 1976)

[@opetelkaaluemaan]

a few questions: do i have to watch out for the sympathetic ringing low e-string every time a higher e is played? how do you dampen the empty d-string going from bar 4 to 5, right hand m (which feels really awkward), or left hand 4? what about the last g chord going from the arpeggios back to the scale runs? does ringing matter here? rest strokes?

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Yes, lots of editions leave out the marking (it's just a text marking at the start). It's a bit of a funny marking, I'd say 'detached' is a better word. But it also sounds good legato.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

In regards to muting, and how intense you'll be with it comes down the player. Guitars resonate a lot and in certain textures that is super noticeable and others not. Plus, in a hall the primary note being played will be so much louder than any resonance. Recording it up close is a different matter, it gets captured. I'm a little bit strict at the start with the scale passages but relax it as the texture starts filling out. I would not get too caught up in precise muting on this etude (unless you want to). There are better etudes for that as far as I'm concerned. But I'm a rustic follow when it comes to muting!

[@opetelkaaluemaan]

@@Thisisclassicalguitar thank you very much! i will experiment with legato vs staccato. my guitar indeed resonates a lot, and i play very quietly (perhaps too much so). let's see how much the neighbors can stand if i amp up the volume a bit. glad to have found your channel. cheers from finland!